36 Sending and Receiving Text Messages
Note: If you receive a new message while you are
reading a message, the one you are reading
will be replaced by the new one. You can find the
older message in the InBox: Select Menu →
Messages → InBox.

If you see the symbol

If the symbol is flashing, the message is urgent.
1. Select Menu → Messages → InBox.
A list of all your received messages appears.
New, unread messages appear in bold.
indicates an “Urgent” message.
2. Press up or down to scroll through the list of
messages.
3. Press to read a message.

Reading the message

The options available to you may vary. Chec k wit h yo ur
service provider.
1. If the text message is long, press down to view
the entire message.
2. When you are finished, you can Reply to the
sender, Erase the message, Save the message to
your Saved folder, or set additional Options for the
message:
–View Sender information.
–Forward the message.
–Reply with Copy to reply to the message with a
copy of the original attached.
–Save as AutoText to save the text from the
message as AutoText, which you can insert into
other messages. (For more about AutoText, see
page38.)
–Block the sender’s address so that your phone
will not receive any more messages.
3. Select Done.

Setting message alerts

You can set your phone to alert you of incoming text
messages or pages. For more information, see “Setting
message alerts” on page51.
Erasing messages
Your phone is designed to store 99 text messages and
pages. It is a good idea to erase old messages , as
messages take up memory in your phone.
You have the option of erasing text messages and
pages as you send or read them, erasing them one at a
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